Getting Caught With a Fake ID In Belmar Will Ruin Your Labor Day

Using a fake ID to buy alcohol or cigarettes is very common during holiday weekends at the Jersey Shore. While it is understandable that everyone wants to have fun this Labor Day weekend, you will face significant consequences if you are caught using a fake ID in Belmar. A “fake ID” includes a falsified driver’s license, birth certificate, or any other forged government document. If you are under the legal age, you may try to use a fake ID to gain entry into a Belmar bar, buy liquor for a party at the liquor store, or even buy a pack of cigarettes at a convenience store. All of these behaviors will lead to a disorderly persons offense in New Jersey, carrying at least a $500.00 fine, possible jail time and driver’s license suspension. Even worse, if you are buying alcohol or cigarettes for someone else underage, you could be in more serious trouble. There are enhanced penalties for physically tampering with or altering any of these government documents, raising the disorderly persons offense up to a third or fourth degree indictable offense.

Increased Patrol for Fake ID this Labor Day Weekend

The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is on high alert for underage people in possession of alcohol this summer. The ABC has a Cops in Shops program in which local New Jersey police departments station undercover officers in and around liquor stores to catch underage purchasers and adults who attempt to provide alcohol to underage drinkers. The ABC has warned that they will be “relentless” in their efforts to combat underage drinking this summer. Think twice before you use a fake ID in shore towns like Belmar this Labor Day weekend.

Call an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney for Help

If you have been charged with altering or using a fake ID in Belmar, call the experienced attorneys of Villani & DeLuca, P.C. at 732-965-3350 for a free initial consultation. Villani & DeLuca attorneys have handled many fake ID cases and will take the time to explain your charges and discuss possible defenses.

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